In the wake of recent experiments with Amiga emulation, I have tried emulating Gameboy. Yes, the very same 8 bit Gameboy Classic, the first real portable gaming console. At the time I was in love with the system and it took me some time before I actually got to own one.
In fact, my brother finally snatched one in more or less '95, and I could play in the rare moments when he got bored with it (which of course happened to be definitely too scarce). To be honest, I have bought my own private one out of nostalgia just last month. What? It cost just something under ten euro, I can afford that. And no, I am not strange, thank you so much - it is not much for a trip back to the roots.
In fact, my brother finally snatched one in more or less '95, and I could play in the rare moments when he got bored with it (which of course happened to be definitely too scarce). To be honest, I have bought my own private one out of nostalgia just last month. What? It cost just something under ten euro, I can afford that. And no, I am not strange, thank you so much - it is not much for a trip back to the roots.
The first and the last generation of portable gaming.Emerging from the depths of my memories, let's get back to emulation. In order to be able to play your favourite old hits, a homebrew emulator called RIN will be necessary. The latest version is 1.32 and it handles the task flawlessly. Everything runs smoothly and there is absolutely no game that would cause any compatibility problems. RIN also emulates everything up to Gameboy Color (like Super Gameboy and such), so there is a variety of titles to choose from. It is also much easier on the eyes to play those games on nice and shiny PSP screen (yes, backlit LCDs were not used back then). You can apply different color schemes, contrary to the dark-green-on-light-green Gameboy screen.
I have to admit, though, that I only really play some titles using RIN. Why? Because, well, I only do own a few games (all of them absolute classics) and I think playing games that you don't own and that are still available on the market (be it Ebay or second-hand console rentals) is piracy. Which is bad, by the way.
Anyhow, if you want to refresh your happy childhood memories and try a few rounds of Mario or Zelda without bringing your ancient (and heavy, I might just add) Gameboy Classic, now there is a way to do it comfortably on your PSP. Plus it also allows you to play some Need for Speed should you get bored, although for us, the dinosaurs of the 8 bit era, no NfS can beat the adventures in the cosy monochrome shades of green.
I have to admit, though, that I only really play some titles using RIN. Why? Because, well, I only do own a few games (all of them absolute classics) and I think playing games that you don't own and that are still available on the market (be it Ebay or second-hand console rentals) is piracy. Which is bad, by the way.
Anyhow, if you want to refresh your happy childhood memories and try a few rounds of Mario or Zelda without bringing your ancient (and heavy, I might just add) Gameboy Classic, now there is a way to do it comfortably on your PSP. Plus it also allows you to play some Need for Speed should you get bored, although for us, the dinosaurs of the 8 bit era, no NfS can beat the adventures in the cosy monochrome shades of green.
